An incursion of non-native tephritid fruit fly species such as the Mediterranean fruit fly and Mexican fruit fly is intensifying and requires emergency funding, U.S. agriculture officials said Friday.

Tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) are among the world’s worst pests of agriculture, being of major economic importance in nearly all tropical, subtropical and temperate countries. By laying ...

Tephritids are among the worst agricultural plant pests in agriculture and are of major economic importance in nearly all tropical, subtropical and temperate countries worldwide. These pest species ...